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J. C. Snead

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American professional golfer (1940–2025)

J. C. Snead
Personal information
Full name	Jesse Carlyle Snead
Born	(1940-10-14)October 14, 1940 Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 25, 2025(2025-04-25) (aged 84) Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	East Tennessee State University
Turned professional	1964
Former tours	Champions Tour,PGA Tour
Professional wins	16
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
PGA Tour Champions	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd:1973
PGA Championship	T3:1973
U.S. Open	T2:1978
The Open Championship	DNP

Jesse Carlyle Snead (October 14, 1940 – April 25, 2025) was an Americanprofessional golfer who won tournaments on both thePGA Tour andChampions Tour. Snead was the nephew ofhall of famer Sam Snead.^[1]^[2]

Early life

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Snead, who preferred being called by his middle name, Carlyle,^[3] was born inHot Springs, Virginia, where his father worked atThe Homestead resort.^[4] He attendedEast Tennessee State University inJohnson City, Tennessee, where he was a member ofSigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He played pro baseball in theWashington Senators farm system before becoming a professional golfer in 1964. He joined the PGA Tour in 1968.^[2]

Professional career

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PGA Tour

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Snead won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour and one in international competition. He was a member of the1971,1973, and1975 Ryder Cup teams. Snead's biggest career disappointment was that he never won amajor championship on the PGA Tour; however, he made his career mark as one of the tour's most consistent players, with more than seven million dollars in career earnings.^[2] Snead recorded two runner-up finishes in majors: 2nd at1973 Masters Tournament and a tie for 2nd with Dave Stockton at the1978 U.S. Open.^[5] He was also twice runner-up inThe Players Championship, in 1974 and 1976, behindJack Nicklaus on both occasions.

Senior career

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From 1993 to 2002, Snead won four times on theSenior PGA Tour. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in a playoff for the1995 Ford Senior Players Championship, asenior major championship.

Personal life and death

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In his free time, Snead enjoyed hunting and farming. He had one son, Jason. He resided full time inHot Springs, Virginia and part-time inHobe Sound, Florida.

Snead died of cancer on April 25, 2025, at the age of 84.^[6]

Awards and honors

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In 2003, Snead was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (15)

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PGA Tour wins (8)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 21,1971	Tucson Open Invitational	−15 (66-71-70-66=273)	1 stroke	Dale Douglass
2	Mar 7, 1971	Doral-Eastern Open Invitational	−13 (70-70-66-69=275)	1 stroke	Gardner Dickinson
3	Jun 11,1972	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−6 (70-71-69-72=282)	1 stroke	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
4	Feb 16,1975	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	−9 (69-71-71-68=279)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd,Bobby Nichols
5	Feb 15,1976	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (2)	−16 (65-68-67-72=272)	1 stroke	Don Bies
6	Sep 26, 1976	Kaiser International Open Invitational	−14 (66-70-70-68=274)	2 strokes	Gibby Gilbert,Johnny Miller
7	Oct 11,1981	Southern Open	−9 (67-68-70-66=271)	Playoff	Mike Sullivan
8	Jun 14,1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	−8 (71-70-65-70=276)	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1971	Greater Hartford Open	George Archer,Lou Graham	Archer won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1975	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	Raymond Floyd,Bobby Nichols	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Nichols eliminated by par on first hole
3	1981	Southern Open	Mike Sullivan	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	Seve Ballesteros	Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 28, 1973	Qantas Australian Open	−8 (70-70-69-71=280)	2 strokes	Jerry Breaux

Other wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 29, 1980	Jerry Ford Invitational	−5 (66-71=137)	Shared title withHubert Green

Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

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Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 14,1993	Vantage at The Dominion	−2 (71-73-70=214)	1 stroke	Bobby Nichols,Gary Player
2	Feb 5,1995	Royal Caribbean Classic	−4 (69-75-65=209)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd
3	Jul 16, 1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	−16 (69-68-66-69=272)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus
4	Jun 23,2002	Greater Baltimore Classic	−13 (69-64-70=203)	1 stroke	John Mahaffey,Doug Tewell, Bobby Wadkins

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Bank One Classic	DeWitt Weaver	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1992	Kroger Senior Classic	Gibby Gilbert	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1995	Royal Caribbean Classic	Raymond Floyd	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	Jack Nicklaus	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	2000	LiquidGolf.com Invitational	Gary McCord,Tom Wargo	Wargo won with birdie on third extra hole Snead eliminated by par on first hole

Other senior wins (2)

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2011Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (withGibby Gilbert)
2012Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (withGibby Gilbert)

Results in major championships

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Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament				30	2	T26	T10	T43	T39		22
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T21	T49	T14	T27	T2	CUT
PGA Championship			CUT	T20	T3	T24	T28	T15	T19		CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament	T14	CUT	DQ	T12	CUT			CUT
U.S. Open	T22	T33	T15	T43
PGA Championship	T50	15	CUT	CUT	CUT	72	CUT

Note: Snead never played inThe Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	0	1	2	5	13	9
U.S. Open	1	0	1	1	5	15	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	1	1	1	6	15	9
Totals	2	1	3	4	16	43	27

Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1973 PGA – 1979 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Players Championship	2	T34	2	T13	T71	CUT	T31	WD	T13	T32	CUT	T17	T67	CUT	CUT	CUT	T46

Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	−16 (69-68-66-69=272)	Playoff¹	Jack Nicklaus

¹ Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

Ryder Cup:1971 (winners),1973 (winners),1975 (winners)

References

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^"Sam's nephew takes charge in Doral golf".Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. March 8, 1971. p. 14.
^^a ^b ^c"Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2003". Archived fromthe original on November 30, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2010.
^Hill, Dave; Seitz, Nick (1977).Teed Off.Prentice-Hall. p. 157.
^Herskowitz, Mickey (September 1984)."Least popular tour pro, or did we all get him wrong?".Golf Digest. RetrievedMay 11, 2020.
^"Golf Major Championships".
^"Eight-time PGA Tour winner J.C. Snead dies at age 84". PGA Tour. April 26, 2025. RetrievedApril 26, 2025.

External links

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J. C. Snead at thePGA Tour official site
J. C. Snead at theOfficial World Golf Ranking official site

Career statistics fromBaseball Reference (Minors)

v t e Senior Players Championship champions
1983Miller Barber 1984Arnold Palmer 1985Arnold Palmer 1986Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987Gary Player 1988Billy Casper 1989Orville Moody 1990Jack Nicklaus 1991Jim Albus 1992Dave Stockton 1993Jim Colbert 1994Dave Stockton 1995J. C. Snead† 1996Raymond Floyd 1997Larry Gilbert 1998Gil Morgan 1999Hale Irwin 2000Raymond Floyd 2001Allen Doyle† 2002Stewart Ginn 2003Craig Stadler 2004Mark James 2005Peter Jacobsen 2006Bobby Wadkins 2007Loren Roberts 2008D. A. Weibring 2009Jay Haas 2010Mark O'Meara† 2011Fred Couples† 2012Joe Daley 2013Kenny Perry 2014Bernhard Langer 2015Bernhard Langer 2016Bernhard Langer 2017Scott McCarron 2018Vijay Singh 2019Retief Goosen 2020Jerry Kelly 2021Steve Stricker 2022Jerry Kelly 2023Steve Stricker 2024Ernie Els 2025Miguel Ángel Jiménez
† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

J. C. Snead in theRyder Cup

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1971
Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Charles Coody Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Mason Rudolph J. C. Snead Dave Stockton Lee Trevino Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)
Won: 18.5 – 13.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1973
Tommy Aaron Homero Blancas Gay Brewer Billy Casper Dave Hill Lou Graham Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Chi-Chi Rodríguez J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Jack Burke Jr. (non-playing captain)
Won: 19 – 13

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1975
Billy Casper Raymond Floyd Al Geiberger Lou Graham Hale Irwin Gene Littler Johnny Miller Bob Murphy Jack Nicklaus J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)
Won: 21 – 11

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